I’m pretty sure NYC is Lenni Lenape territory. San Francisco is stolen/occupied Ohlone lands. Chicago is the homelands to Algonquian tribes. Atlanta is Creek and Muskogee lands. The metro Phoenix area, which includes Scottsdale, another culture vulture mecca, and Tucson are occupied O’odham lands. The name of Tucson…

Exactly this. I’d be interested to hear the story of the Brooklyn natives that were pushed out to make room in whichever neighborhood Ms. Merlin lives in, or the feelings toward tourists who are trying on on an urban ‘Brooklyn’ look as fashion.

I don’t know. I was born in New Mexico and grew up there in the ‘80s, and what is described here is nothing new — 30+ years ago it was Shirley Maclaine and her crystals. People outside of Santa Fe refer to it as Fanta Se, and even 30 years ago the wealth disparity was striking. Perhaps the activism on the part of the…

But they don’t come here for the people. They don’t really come here for the land. That’s something that really bothers me. They got off the plane, get in the rental car, drive around, consume, consume, consume, then they take off. And they don’t do anything to recognize the people who have lived here and who still…

I stopped reading at “At the same time that Santa Fe and Taos undergo a massive and perhaps irreversible gentrification process.” FFS, Taos is a goddamned ski resort and has been an artist colony since 1899. Georgia O’Keeffe moved to Santa Fe in 1984. Both these places were gentrified before this person was even born.…

It’s on the border of California - it’s like saying that you couldn’t believe how much Mexican and southern/central American immigrants had “taken over” various parts of S. California, N. California, Nevada, etc.

People move, they make homes in new places, deal with it.

Out there, on the internet somewhere, there’s a lengthy article written by a born and raised Brooklynite talking about their neighborhood being overrun with a scourge of bloggers from New Mexico.

That verifies the anecdotal horror stories, and I’m glad you’re having a positive experience in a field that can be difficult for women, and totally #notallmen etc., but this study that suggests even quiet and polite men are more likely to view themselves as smarter than women, which speaks to a huge gender/cultural…

Oblivious rich people are going to fuck up any local culture no matter where it is. I think after the first period of actual Manifest Destiny this comes as no surprise.

This is an incredible article. I only visited New Mexico once and I did find it beautiful. I love the desert, I love the weather, but I’m also mixed race and I find the Native vs European narrative to be a little isolating. Most Latinos have both Native and European heritage. Culturally that European heritage is more…

Somebody never left the resort.

Agreed. An allowance for minors to marry, if they have parental consent, is really there so that religious fundamentalists (mostly of the Christian persuasion) can skirt what is otherwise the law for everyone else. It’s ripe for abuse: all that parents have to do is coerce their young, confused, dependent daughters…

Worldwide, the zealots of every religious variety are all about fucking the children.

Lest we make hasty generalizations, I’m pretty sure two crazy fuckers aren’t representative of 1.6 billion people worldwide any more than some tweaker couple that throw their babies into garbage cans are representative of all Christians.

These kids are Americans. They need to be protected against FGM and forced marriages. We shouldn’t let the fact we find ourselves in agreement with disagreeable types hide the fact we need to protect American children from barbaric practices of all religions.

This would be equally a problem if she was over 18. The [problem is cultural practices that clash with American values. (This is hardly only for Muslims mind you. Plenty of creepy Christian sects out there as well)

Another reason why all marriages, even those with parental consent, should be illegal for minors to entire into.

33 is young to have a 16 year old. It’s also young to have five kids. I wouldn’t be surprised if something similar had happened to them and this was just how they think these things are dealt with. I’m glad those kids are out of there.

Dowry. I’ve witnessed it in Asia, creeper old brit-63, wanted a local girl to stay with him. Her Grandpa wanted a used Motorbike for the trade....and whiskey.

And the almighty dollar. 20 fucking grand for your daughter? Rot in hell